EXPLAINER. Sibonga mayor’s acquittal in PhilHealth case backs local officials who commit a mistake with no ‘corrupt intent.’ Public officers will cheer Supreme Court ruling.
CONVICTION, ACQUITTAL. Last May 17, 2019, the Sandiganbayan sentenced then mayor-elect Lionel E. Bacaltos to six to eight years in prison when it found him guilty of corruption for receiving a P17,512 honorarium from PhilHealth to which he was not entitled.
